Careers available after a B.A. in Visual Arts (without attending graduate school):
- Painter
- Sculptor
- Printmaker
- Ceramicist
- Illustrator
- Book Arts
- Elementary Art Education in Private/Parochial Schools
- Substitute teaching in Art Education
Advanced degrees available after earning a B.A. in Visual Arts at SBU:
- M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) in Studio Art, Art History, or Art Therapy
- M.A. (Master of Arts)
- M.S.Ed. (Master of Science in Art Education): requires four additional courses of art education for certification.
Graduates of St. Bonaventure University's B.A. in Visual Arts program are now/or have been accepted into graduate programs at the following schools:
- Case-Western University (M.F.A. in Art History)
- Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz Graduate School (M.A.M. program - Masters in Arts Administration)
- State University of New York - Buffalo (M.F.A. in Studio Art)
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, (M.F.A. in Studio Art)
- Nazareth College of Rochester (M.S.Ed. In Art Education)
- St. Bonaventure University (Master's Program of Integrated Marketing Communications)
- University of the Arts, Philadelphia (M.F.A. in Book Arts and Printmaking program)
- State University of New York - Stony Brook (M.F.A. in Art History and Criticism)
Advanced Studies in the field of Art : THE FUTURE after St. Bonaventure University
Careers available after a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Arts or related fields:
- Ceramics
- Computer/Digital Art
- All areas of Design, ie. Interior Design, Product Design, Architectural Design, etc.
- Drawing
- Graphic Design/ Visual Communications
- Illustration
- Jewelry/Metals
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Textile Art
- Wood
- And Others
Careers available after a Master of Art Degree in Visual Art or Related Fields: (Ph.D. programs in some fields are available after the Master of Art Degree is granted.)
- Art History
- History of Architecture
- Art Theory & Art Criticism
- Museum/ Curatorial Studies
- Arts Administration
- Studio Art
- Arts Education
- Art Therapy
- Decorative Arts
- Arts Conservation
- And Others
These are just a couple of examples that 2001 graduate Frankie Howell created while she attended SBU.
